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We explore the vital connections between water, culture, and community through diverse voices and interdisciplinary dialogue. Join us in addressing climate change, environmental justice, and sustainable water management. Discover more at openrivers.umn.edu
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Looking for reading that will give you hope, joy, & connection to people and place? Open Rivers Issue 28 | Mississippi River Open School draws together practices and strategies for social connection, action, and restoration that reinvigorate social and ecological communities along the Mississippi.
"Amid this turbulence, I'm looking for 'glimmers'––the small moments that give me hope, joy, calmness, and connection." Laurie Moberg "Introduction to Issue 28 | Mississippi River Open School," Issue 28
April 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Open Rivers welcomes participants from any university and any graduate program to join its Graduate Student Committee. Members will gain professional experience in digital media, editing, and publishing while exploring public scholarship. Learn more at openrivers.lib.umn.edu/gsc/.
Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place and Community Apply Now Graduate Student Committee 2025-2026 cohort Deadline: May 16, 2025 z.umn.edu/or-gsc
April 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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We are pleased to announce #OpenRivers Issue 28, featuring work from the Mellon-funded Mississippi River Open School for Kinship and Social Exchange. These ambitious pieces offer strategies for reimagining education, invigorating our connections to place, and confronting environmental challenges.
The cover of Open Rivers Issue 28: Winter/Spring 2025. A person holds a jar of river water at shoulder height on the banks of a muddy section of a large river.
April 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Never miss an issue! Open Rivers Issue 28 will be released to our subscribers in early April. Subscribe now (for free!) at z.umn.edu/ORsubscribe to be sure you receive these stories fresh in your inbox.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Thanks to all who joined #OpenRivers at the @umnengagement.bsky.social Public Engagement Conference for our workshop on writing about community-engaged work in ways that are accessible & stimulating for campus & community audiences. Reach out to learn more and help our vision come to life!
Open Rivers Media and Production Manager Joanne Richardson holding a laptop whose screen reads "What is public scholarship?" Open Rivers Editor Laurie Moberg gesturing as she speaks on stage. Joanne Richardson holding her laptop sideways with her left hand as she gestures with her right hand.
March 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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As a digital journal, #OpenRivers understands the way images and media shape our work. For example, Vivek Ji's photography of his pilgrimage around the Narmada River brings clarity to both the river's spiritual significance and the ways human activity has damaged it. Read it at tinyurl.com/24tv9znd
February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The second, "Release," requires the reader to symbolically participate in dam removal to open it, revealing inside a cascade of trapped water that then unfolds to become a river teeming with salmon and steelhead.
"The cover is shown of the artist book titled “Release” and shows a buff stonelike texture, representing a dam, with a dark zigzagging form across it reminiscent of a branching stream or crack in the structure." "The image shows a detailed pop-up scene from an artist book titled “Release.” The pop-up features colorful fish, likely salmon, leaping out of stylized blue-green water that flows in wavy, swirling patterns, resembling rapids or a river. The fish are illustrated in various shades, including green, pink, gray, and red, with some appearing mid-leap, creating a sense of motion and liveliness. In the background, there is a representation of a dam, made from a stone-like texture, which visually contrasts with the natural, fluid movement of the water and fish. The scene captures the moment of dam removal, symbolizing the release and restoration of natural fish migration paths." "The image shows a detailed pop-up scene from an artist book titled “Release.” The pop-up features colorful fish, likely salmon, leaping out of stylized blue-green water that flows in wavy, swirling patterns, resembling rapids or a river. The fish are illustrated in various shades, including green, pink, gray, and red, with some appearing mid-leap, creating a sense of motion and liveliness. In the background, there is a representation of a dam, made from a stone-like texture, which visually contrasts with the natural, fluid movement of the water and fish. The scene captures the moment of dam removal, symbolizing the release and restoration of natural fish migration paths." "The image shows a detailed pop-up scene from an artist book titled “Release.” The pop-up features colorful fish, likely salmon, leaping out of stylized blue-green water that flows in wavy, swirling patterns, resembling rapids or a river. The fish are illustrated in various shades, including green, pink, gray, and red, with some appearing mid-leap, creating a sense of motion and liveliness. In the background, there is a representation of a dam, made from a stone-like texture, which visually contrasts with the natural, fluid movement of the water and fish. The scene captures the moment of dam removal, symbolizing the release and restoration of natural fish migration paths."
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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The article features two beautiful artist's books created by Clarkson. In the first, titled "Cycles (un)Changed," a unique movable book structure allows readers to visualize capitalist extractivism's effects on watersheds.
"The artists book is shown closed, folded up, appearing as squares of blue-green folded paper with swirling lines in white and other pale tones, evoking ripples on water or topographic lines." "The image shows an open artist book titled “Cycles (un)Changed,” with a pop-up structure emerging from its pages. The pop-up consists of several angular, gray geometric shapes resembling buildings or abstract architectural forms. Surrounding the pop-up structure are illustrations that mimic topographic or aerial views, using a mix of blue, green, and teal tones with irregular shapes resembling fragmented land or water. The earthy background contrasts with the abstract shapes and the watery patterns, suggesting themes of human occupation and interaction with natural landscapes. The entire book lies on a flat, dark surface." "The image shows a partially open artist book titled “Cycles (un)Changed,” with a pop-up structure emerging from its pages. The pop-up consists of several angular, gray geometric shapes resembling buildings or abstract architectural forms. Surrounding the pop-up structure are illustrations that mimic topographic or aerial views, using a mix of blue, green, and teal tones with irregular shapes resembling fragmented land or water. The earthy background contrasts with the abstract shapes and the watery patterns, suggesting themes of human occupation and interaction with natural landscapes. The entire book lies on a flat, dark surface." "The image shows a totally open artist book titled “Cycles (un)Changed,” with a pop-up structure emerging from its pages. The pop-up consists of several angular, gray geometric shapes resembling buildings or abstract architectural forms. Surrounding the pop-up structure are illustrations that mimic topographic or aerial views, using a mix of blue, green, and teal tones with irregular shapes resembling fragmented land or water. The earthy background contrasts with the abstract shapes and the watery patterns, suggesting themes of human occupation and interaction with natural landscapes. The entire book lies on a flat, dark surface."
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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In 2025, we are excited to work with more new and returning authors and to bring you even more research and stories. Support #OpenRivers now: makingagift.umn.edu/give/fund.ht...
Background: a still river reflects a forest and high, treeless mountains. Foreground: a graphic reading "OR: Open Rivers", with text below it reading "Support Now for an Uncontaminated 2024"
December 31, 2024 at 2:59 AM